Charting new territories, Queen Fareena winds down a lazy river of ragtime and country blues, taking you back to an era of the whiskey drenched brothel steamboats. Kelly Carmichael reveals his continuing mastery of authentic 'olde tyme' styles ranging from ragtime to country, 'hokum blues' to Delta blues and even a touch of Dixieland jazz. Revamped obscure oldies from the 20's and 30's of artists like Reverend Gary Davis, John Hurt and Robert Johnson, interwoven with Carmichael's original compositions all laced with backing instrumentation comparable to Springsteen's Seeger Sessions album. Carmichael sings with wit and expression, picks guitar and banjo, tickles the xylophone and even rattles the bones. Music this uplifting and energizing should be dispensed like a tonic to a grateful public.
